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THE BIRTH OF THE SOVIET UNION
The russian civil war and foreign intervention
Led to the emergence of counterrevolutionary armed groups
Foreign powers saw the October Revolution as a serious threat
It aspired to create a communist society without social classes
All these factors led several countries to intervene militarily in Russia to end the revolution
The British
Americans
Sent troops to support the Russian counterrevolutionaries in a civil war
It was fought by two groups
The White Army
Made up of counterrevolutionaries that had the backing of foreign powers.
The Red Army
Organised by the revolutionary government.
The Sovnarkom created the Red
French
Japanese
The polish-war
This conflict originated in the expansionist ambitions of the newly constituted Poland and in the Soviets’ wish
The Brest-Litovsk border route was maintained
The soviet sate
From a political point of view, the civil war helped to consolidate the regime that emerged from the October Revolution
Revolutionary institutions were consolidated and the Union of Soviet Socialist Republics was formed
The response to the war situation was a policy called War Communism
Most people went hungry and protests spread even among members of the Communist Party
To control the situation
The government consolidated a one-party dictatorship
Was controlled by the Bolsheviks and the Secret Police
At the end of the civil war
The economic situation was critical
The solution was the New Economic Policy
Which was a mixed system combining elements of capitalism and socialism
There was a remarkable economic recovery
Which resulted in a considerable increase in agricultural production
The emergence of wealthy agricultural owners known as kulaks
Lenin died in January 1924
The first stage of Soviet history was closed
In his last writings he expressed concern for the failure of the long-awaited world revolution
He also warned about the problems that could arise with two of the most important members of the Soviet Government
Stalin
Trotsky
